CVE-2026-53049: Linux kernel · gfs2: add some missing log locking
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in fe2c8d051150b90b3ccb85f89e3b1d636cb88ec8 : patch Linux kernel as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in fe2c8d051150b90b3ccb85f89e3b1d636cb88ec8, f2f225cf505ac016132ded21690f3ba0a080a4e8, ca95342cb1b39062a03c115830286f0a426053d5 +4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gfs2: add some missing log locking Function gfs2_logd() calls the log flushing functions gfs2_ail1_start(), gfs2_ail1_wait(), and gfs2_ail1_empty() without holding sdp->sd_log_flush_lock, but these functions require exclusion against concurrent transactions. To fix that, add a non-locking __gfs2_log_flush() function. Then, in gfs2_logd(), take sdp->sd_log_flush_lock before calling the above mentioned log flushing functions and __gfs2_log_flush().
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b28eb75afe520972bacc833850c2b30aa0824cd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca95342cb1b39062a03c115830286f0a426053d5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf5fcd9c37c2546beaf7b401d31aefd89017dc3d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2f225cf505ac016132ded21690f3ba0a080a4e8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/49d9be0722da3a4a893ba905720cba1921834ec3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e8bf249c790d56de1abc4a5f8bd68035a00921 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe2c8d051150b90b3ccb85f89e3b1d636cb88ec8 (opens in a new tab)